Wednesday, 14 July 2010
United Press competitions
For details of the United Press poetry competitions visit their website at http://www.unitedpress.co.uk/competitions/
The Suffolk Book League Short Story Competition
About the Suffolk Book League
The Suffolk Book League (SBL) was founded in 1982 and has introduced a varied programme of novelists, historians, poets, biographers and social commentators to speak in Suffolk. Our honorary president is Margaret Drabble.
Past speakers have included Deborah Moggach, Alexander McCall Smith, Julie Myerson, Doris Lessing, Francis Wheen, PD James, Louis de Bernieres, Sarah Waters and David Starkey.
The SBL is a registered charity (number 296783), the aim of which is to promote, encourage, foster or strengthen by all and every suitable means the habit of reading and the wider and more general distribution of books, by and among all people. We are involved in various community projects such as 'The Big Read'.
We also publish a regular newsletter for our members, Book Talk.
Short Story Competition 2010
The Suffolk Book League short story competition is intended to encourage adults living, working or studying in Suffolk who are beginning to write fiction. Young adult writers are particularly encouraged and there is no upper age limit for entrants.
Prizes: £100 in book tokens for the winner and £25 in book tokens for the runner-up. Both will receive a year’s free membership to the SBL. The winning entry will appear in the SBL magazine ‘BookTalk’
The deadline is 30 September 2010.Click here for the entry form (PDF, 136kb)
Click here for the rules (PDF, 55kb)
Both files will open in a new window, from where you can print or save.
25th Anniversary Celebration 1982 - 2007
We celebrated our 25th Anniversary with a celebrity concert of words and music on September 11th 2007 at the Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge.
Actress and film star Jenny Agutter read exerts from Jane Austen, Fanny Burney, Mary Robinson, Aphra Benn and Mary Wollstoncraft.
International concert pianist Diana Ambache played music from Jane Austen's period with oboe player Jeremy Polmear. They performed works by amongst others Bach, Teleman, Purcell and Robert Schumann. Some of the pieces were found in Jane Austen's library. The programme included works Handel, Hasse and Michael Kelly from her music books. Other music was by Austen’s English female contemporaries, such as Cecilia Barthélemon (1770-c1840), Jane Guest (1765-1814) and Maria Hester Park (1760-1813), all of whom were friends with Haydn on his London visits.
Margaret Drabble, Honorary President of the SBL, attended the concert.
About the performers
Jenny Agutter trained at the Elmhurst Ballet School. She made her debut aged eleven as a dancer in Walt Disney’s film Ballerina. She first played Roberta on television when she was fourteen, and almost three years later after filming Walkabout in Australia, repeated the role in the film of The Railway Children. The following year she played Fritha in the BBC TV film of The Snow Goose, for which she won an Emmy. Jenny joined the Royal National Theatre in 1973 to play Miranda in Sir Peter Hall’s production of The Tempest with Sir John Gielgud.
Her many films include Logan’s Run, The Eagle Has Landed, An American Werewolf in London, Sweet William and Equus, for which she won a British Academy Award. She also played in King Lear and Arden of Faversham at the Royal National Theatre, and Breaking the Code on Broadway with Derek Jacobi.
In 2000 Jenny played her own mother in The Railway Children for Carlton TV. Other TV appearances include Spooks, and as Alan Clark’s wife in a dramatisation of his Diaries with John Hurt. Her recent TV work includes Poirot - After the Flood and Diamond Geezer, and recent films include Irena P, Heroes and Villians and Act of God.
Diana Ambache and Jeremy Polmear are members of the Ambache Chamber Ensemble. This was formed in 1984 to play the music of Mozart and women composers of the last 250 years. They have since performed in Europe, America and Asia, and Polmear and Ambache have given programmes of Words and Music in the Gulf and Australia. London appearances include concerts at the Wigmore Hall and South Bank.
The Suffolk Book League (SBL) was founded in 1982 and has introduced a varied programme of novelists, historians, poets, biographers and social commentators to speak in Suffolk. Our honorary president is Margaret Drabble.
Past speakers have included Deborah Moggach, Alexander McCall Smith, Julie Myerson, Doris Lessing, Francis Wheen, PD James, Louis de Bernieres, Sarah Waters and David Starkey.
The SBL is a registered charity (number 296783), the aim of which is to promote, encourage, foster or strengthen by all and every suitable means the habit of reading and the wider and more general distribution of books, by and among all people. We are involved in various community projects such as 'The Big Read'.
We also publish a regular newsletter for our members, Book Talk.
Short Story Competition 2010
The Suffolk Book League short story competition is intended to encourage adults living, working or studying in Suffolk who are beginning to write fiction. Young adult writers are particularly encouraged and there is no upper age limit for entrants.
Prizes: £100 in book tokens for the winner and £25 in book tokens for the runner-up. Both will receive a year’s free membership to the SBL. The winning entry will appear in the SBL magazine ‘BookTalk’
The deadline is 30 September 2010.Click here for the entry form (PDF, 136kb)
Click here for the rules (PDF, 55kb)
Both files will open in a new window, from where you can print or save.
25th Anniversary Celebration 1982 - 2007
We celebrated our 25th Anniversary with a celebrity concert of words and music on September 11th 2007 at the Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge.
Actress and film star Jenny Agutter read exerts from Jane Austen, Fanny Burney, Mary Robinson, Aphra Benn and Mary Wollstoncraft.
International concert pianist Diana Ambache played music from Jane Austen's period with oboe player Jeremy Polmear. They performed works by amongst others Bach, Teleman, Purcell and Robert Schumann. Some of the pieces were found in Jane Austen's library. The programme included works Handel, Hasse and Michael Kelly from her music books. Other music was by Austen’s English female contemporaries, such as Cecilia Barthélemon (1770-c1840), Jane Guest (1765-1814) and Maria Hester Park (1760-1813), all of whom were friends with Haydn on his London visits.
Margaret Drabble, Honorary President of the SBL, attended the concert.
About the performers
Jenny Agutter trained at the Elmhurst Ballet School. She made her debut aged eleven as a dancer in Walt Disney’s film Ballerina. She first played Roberta on television when she was fourteen, and almost three years later after filming Walkabout in Australia, repeated the role in the film of The Railway Children. The following year she played Fritha in the BBC TV film of The Snow Goose, for which she won an Emmy. Jenny joined the Royal National Theatre in 1973 to play Miranda in Sir Peter Hall’s production of The Tempest with Sir John Gielgud.
Her many films include Logan’s Run, The Eagle Has Landed, An American Werewolf in London, Sweet William and Equus, for which she won a British Academy Award. She also played in King Lear and Arden of Faversham at the Royal National Theatre, and Breaking the Code on Broadway with Derek Jacobi.
In 2000 Jenny played her own mother in The Railway Children for Carlton TV. Other TV appearances include Spooks, and as Alan Clark’s wife in a dramatisation of his Diaries with John Hurt. Her recent TV work includes Poirot - After the Flood and Diamond Geezer, and recent films include Irena P, Heroes and Villians and Act of God.
Diana Ambache and Jeremy Polmear are members of the Ambache Chamber Ensemble. This was formed in 1984 to play the music of Mozart and women composers of the last 250 years. They have since performed in Europe, America and Asia, and Polmear and Ambache have given programmes of Words and Music in the Gulf and Australia. London appearances include concerts at the Wigmore Hall and South Bank.
Friday, 9 July 2010
Meeting Report
EMAIL ADDRESS
scribblers@btinternet.com
Meeting in The Room at the Top.
6 July 2010.
Those present: Malcolm, Liliane, Dick, Tony, Les, Barry, Peter, and Dave (Chair).
Apologies received from Trish and Ruth.
A small but lively turn out once again which led to a brief discussion on advertising
our group – Barry is in the position to include details of the Scribblers as he promotes his new book ‘Strictly a Family Affair'. It was suggested that we do a ‘poster’ showing all the books published by the Scribblers along with meeting details. Dave already has the covers scanned and included on the weblog so he will produce something in the next few days.
Ruth apologised for being unable to attend as she is checking proofs and agreeing cover designs ready for the publication of ‘The Woman Before Me’ at the end of July so watch out for details of the book.
Our next social event will be a writing workshop once again with Maureen Blundell who will be running individual and group sessions as before. This will take place over the weekend of 16th and 17th October and to book, please contact Maureen direct on liberato@talktalk.net
When competitions details are received from other groups and organisations details will be posted on our own weblog so keep a watchful eye for up to date news.
A reminder that the 2010 Coast to Coast competitions run monthly throughout the year with the closing dates on the last day of each month up to November 2010. See the weblog for details.
Talking of reminders, our treasurer Peter says that the new suggested donation for tea and coffee etc is now £1 per meeting.
The homework assignment was ‘Mountaineering’ and ironically Trish provided the subject but was regrettably unable to attend.
Dave: John on Haystacks
Malcolm: Mountaineering
Liliane: Meeting the Parents
Dick: Ever Upwards
Tony: A Short Cut to Humbugs
Les: Mount Oliver
Barry: Choices
Peter: Wheat Mountain
As usual the standard and diversity of work was very high, with twists in the tail and laughter too. Liliane has so much work on her ‘family’ story that she could easily put it together into a book whilst Tony must surely be coming towards the end of his remarkable work which will surely be published one day.
Our next meeting takes place on Tuesday 20th July and will be a Creative Writing Evening so all you need to do is bring along four separate words on small pieces of paper, a pencil and something to write on!
Hope to see you then!
Keep Scribbling!
scribblers@btinternet.com
Meeting in The Room at the Top.
6 July 2010.
Those present: Malcolm, Liliane, Dick, Tony, Les, Barry, Peter, and Dave (Chair).
Apologies received from Trish and Ruth.
A small but lively turn out once again which led to a brief discussion on advertisingour group – Barry is in the position to include details of the Scribblers as he promotes his new book ‘Strictly a Family Affair'. It was suggested that we do a ‘poster’ showing all the books published by the Scribblers along with meeting details. Dave already has the covers scanned and included on the weblog so he will produce something in the next few days.
Ruth apologised for being unable to attend as she is checking proofs and agreeing cover designs ready for the publication of ‘The Woman Before Me’ at the end of July so watch out for details of the book.
Our next social event will be a writing workshop once again with Maureen Blundell who will be running individual and group sessions as before. This will take place over the weekend of 16th and 17th October and to book, please contact Maureen direct on liberato@talktalk.net
When competitions details are received from other groups and organisations details will be posted on our own weblog so keep a watchful eye for up to date news.
A reminder that the 2010 Coast to Coast competitions run monthly throughout the year with the closing dates on the last day of each month up to November 2010. See the weblog for details.
Talking of reminders, our treasurer Peter says that the new suggested donation for tea and coffee etc is now £1 per meeting.
The homework assignment was ‘Mountaineering’ and ironically Trish provided the subject but was regrettably unable to attend.
Dave: John on Haystacks
Malcolm: Mountaineering
Liliane: Meeting the Parents
Dick: Ever Upwards
Tony: A Short Cut to Humbugs
Les: Mount Oliver
Barry: Choices
Peter: Wheat Mountain
As usual the standard and diversity of work was very high, with twists in the tail and laughter too. Liliane has so much work on her ‘family’ story that she could easily put it together into a book whilst Tony must surely be coming towards the end of his remarkable work which will surely be published one day.
Our next meeting takes place on Tuesday 20th July and will be a Creative Writing Evening so all you need to do is bring along four separate words on small pieces of paper, a pencil and something to write on!
Hope to see you then!
Keep Scribbling!
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Another set of competitions
The Unbound Press Literary Competitions 2010
Unbound Press creative non-fiction competition – last call for entries!
2 Categories:
Essay
Prizes: 1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £50
Length: up to 3000 words
Entry fee: £5
First chapter of an unpublished book
Prizes: 1st Prize: £75
2nd Prize: £25
Length: up to 3000 words
Entry fee: £5
Closing date: 31st July 2010
So, what is Creative Non-Fiction?
It is defined as writing which is factually accurate and written with attention to literary style and technique. It should communicate information, while being shaped in a way that reads like fiction. Although there is no specific theme to the competition, subjects that work particularly well in this genre include personal essay, memoir, cultural criticism, nature writing, literary journalism, history.
All Winners and Runners-up in our competitions will be published in the Unbound Press Journal and will each receive a free copy of the journal.
Go to our Competitions page at www.unboundpress.co.uk for full details.
There will be one further competition during 2010:
Competition 3 – Flash Fiction & Poetry
Opens: 1st August 2010
Closing date: 31st October 2010
Good luck with your entries!
Unbound Press creative non-fiction competition – last call for entries!
2 Categories:
Essay
Prizes: 1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £50
Length: up to 3000 words
Entry fee: £5
First chapter of an unpublished book
Prizes: 1st Prize: £75
2nd Prize: £25
Length: up to 3000 words
Entry fee: £5
Closing date: 31st July 2010
So, what is Creative Non-Fiction?
It is defined as writing which is factually accurate and written with attention to literary style and technique. It should communicate information, while being shaped in a way that reads like fiction. Although there is no specific theme to the competition, subjects that work particularly well in this genre include personal essay, memoir, cultural criticism, nature writing, literary journalism, history.
All Winners and Runners-up in our competitions will be published in the Unbound Press Journal and will each receive a free copy of the journal.
Go to our Competitions page at www.unboundpress.co.uk for full details.
There will be one further competition during 2010:
Competition 3 – Flash Fiction & Poetry
Opens: 1st August 2010
Closing date: 31st October 2010
Good luck with your entries!
Saturday, 3 July 2010
Our Next Meeting
Coming up rapidly....
Our next meeting,
TUESDAY 6th JULY
7.30pm The Room at the Top, Felixstowe Library.
Homework theme: Mountaineering. 1,000 maximum word count.
Until then
Keep Scribbling!
Our next meeting,
TUESDAY 6th JULY
7.30pm The Room at the Top, Felixstowe Library.
Homework theme: Mountaineering. 1,000 maximum word count.
Until then
Keep Scribbling!
Friday, 2 July 2010
WritingRaw July issue now on line.
The Evolution of WritingRaw is complete!
Over these past few weeks, WritingRaw has evolved and grown - allowing more of everything to be on the site… more writing in all our categories, more book and publishing news (updated daily), more art (with daily updated cartoons), more interactive features (the Wall), and other informative and entertaining bits and pieces. Over the next few days and weeks we will be adding some other NEW features (including an interactive section that will allow all of us to create the longest running poem in history, a never-ending short story and a section where you - the reader - can post Shout-Outs about upcoming releases or other information you would like to share) to the site to make it more creative. So, sit back and open your mind… WritingRaw is stepping into the future of literature like no other site on the web!
The July 1 issue of WritingRaw.com is NOW online: Writing Raw is a FREE literary ezine dedicated to new and emerging writers. Our goal at Writing Raw is simple - to serve the literary community with the opportunity to have their work online and out in the world. In this world of disappearing literary magazines, Writing Raw is providing the blank pages for writers to fill.
We also support other sites that help writers: www.WritingRaw.com believes in reaching out to other sites, writing groups, forums, and organizations. Contact us on how you can place a FREE banner, announcement or link on our site!
Or, use the Writing Raw Book Store to promote your novel or poetry collection: If you have a novel or collection that you would like to place in our store, we would be more than happy to do so – for FREE. Just send us a copy of the cover of the book, a brief synopsis, and a link as to where the material can be purchased.
Over these past few weeks, WritingRaw has evolved and grown - allowing more of everything to be on the site… more writing in all our categories, more book and publishing news (updated daily), more art (with daily updated cartoons), more interactive features (the Wall), and other informative and entertaining bits and pieces. Over the next few days and weeks we will be adding some other NEW features (including an interactive section that will allow all of us to create the longest running poem in history, a never-ending short story and a section where you - the reader - can post Shout-Outs about upcoming releases or other information you would like to share) to the site to make it more creative. So, sit back and open your mind… WritingRaw is stepping into the future of literature like no other site on the web!
The July 1 issue of WritingRaw.com is NOW online: Writing Raw is a FREE literary ezine dedicated to new and emerging writers. Our goal at Writing Raw is simple - to serve the literary community with the opportunity to have their work online and out in the world. In this world of disappearing literary magazines, Writing Raw is providing the blank pages for writers to fill.
We also support other sites that help writers: www.WritingRaw.com believes in reaching out to other sites, writing groups, forums, and organizations. Contact us on how you can place a FREE banner, announcement or link on our site!
Or, use the Writing Raw Book Store to promote your novel or poetry collection: If you have a novel or collection that you would like to place in our store, we would be more than happy to do so – for FREE. Just send us a copy of the cover of the book, a brief synopsis, and a link as to where the material can be purchased.
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